TopFinds: Rise of super-mosquitoes, why some Israelis love Iran

Genetically modified mosquitoes were released in Florida but why? A deadly shooting rocks a small Colorado community. Inside a campaign where Israelis express their love for Iran. These are the top stories from across the world.

As we do every week, we've collected the top news stories and compiled them on one page. Digital Journalists reported on breaking crime news in the U.S., updates in Syria, photo essays from Toronto and much more.

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Adult Film Star Kayden Kross has spent her career defying stereotypes. A Psych major, horseback rider, and avid blogger of all things interesting she never fails to disappoint. As you get to know her the surprises keep coming.

With the threat of an Israeli attack against Iran over that country's nuclear program gaining strength, a group of Israelis is sending out the message 'Israel Loves Iran' and they are getting the same message back from Iranians.

The sights and sounds of the Caribbean sizzled into town Tuesday for the annual kick-off to the Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival. A million people are expected to take part in the festivities, which will certainly transform Toronto into the Caribbean.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford posing with the ladies of the annual Caribbean Carnival at city hall.

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A dozen people were killed and around 59 were injured in Aurora, near Denver, Colorado when attending a midnight showing of the new Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises. One of the suspects, a 24-year-old man, has been taken into custody.

Jonah Falcon, who claims the world's largest penis, recently had his "weapon of mass conception" mistaken for a "weapon of mass destruction." He was frisked by TSA at the San Francisco International Airport because of a bulging object in his pants.

A gruesome video that claims to show Muammar Gaddafi's corpse being abused by rebels has emerged online. In the disturbing clip posted to YouTube on Monday, jubilant rebel fighters appear to use Gaddafi's body as a ventriloquist doll.

A company called Oxitec plans to release 5,000 to 10,000 genetically modified mosquitoes to fight the native population of mosquitoes in Key West, Florida. But residents are protesting that the potential harmful effects of the mosquitoes are uncertain.

With outrage still swirling over the death of Lennox the dog, it appears that Alexandra Lightfoot, the dog warden who testified under oath that Lennox was "one of the most aggressive dogs" she had dealt with, received a promotion.

A book by Paul Kengor, PhD, titled "The Communist: Frank Marshall Davis, The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mentor," will be released July 17. The book introduces "the world to Frank Marshall Davis – member of the Communist Party, and Obama’s mentor

It might sound like science-fiction but one day moon bases could be a reality. One thing which future lunar dwellers will need to be careful of is moon dust, as scientists have now declared it to be toxic.

As more details emerge in the case of Lennox, the Labrador/Bulldog euthanized last Wednesday by Belfast City Council (BCC), Victoria Stilwell, star of "It's Me or the Dog," claims she has been both threatened and sued by members of BCC.

A study says more than 8 million women are at risk of developing difficult to treat, painful, long-lasting bladder infections because they handle and eat chicken carrying E. coli resistant to antibiotic treatment.